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The battlefield martyr is foremost. The Prophet ﷺ also named others as shahīd: the one who dies of plague, drowning, fire, building collapse, and the woman in childbirth (Bukhari, Muslim).
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‘Ilmالعلم
Knowledge — particularly of the Sharī‘ah.
Al-Ḥamdu lillāhالحمد لله
All praise belongs to Allah.
Ahl us-Sunnah wa al-Jamā‘ahأهل السنة والجماعة
The People of the Sunnah and the United Body.
Ikhlāṣالإخلاص
Sincerity — purifying intent for Allah alone.
Kāfirالكافر
Disbeliever.
Allāhالله
The proper name of God in Arabic.